Toilet-paper winder



L. SUSA.

TOILET PAPER WlNDERp- APPLICATION FILED Nov. 6, 1920.

Patented July 4I, 11922 4 SHEETS-SHEET I.

L. SCUSA.

TOILET PAPER WINDER. APPLICATION FILD Nov.6. 1920 Patented J 1113r 4I,192

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L/'rzo Scusa. 5y ATTORNEy,

l.. SCUSL TOILET PAPER WINDER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. I92o.

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I.. SCUSA.

TOILET PAPER WINDER. APPLICATION FILED Nov. s. 1920.

Patented July 4, 1922.

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LING SCUSA, 0F PHOENIX, NEW YORK.

TOILET-PAPER WINDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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i Application iled November 6, 1920. Y Serial No. 422,274.

To all whom it may concewt:

Be itknow'n that I, LINO SCUSA, a citizen of the United States, residingat Phoenix, in the county of- Oswego and State of NewYork, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Toilet-Paper Winders, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for winding toilet paper and thelike, and has particular relation to certain attachments for renderingparts of the machine automatic.

The object of the invention is to providea machine of theclass, which inaddition to feeding, slitting and vwinding a plurality of toilet paperrolls, is equipped with means forA automatically `winding cores .forsaid rolls, the forming of the cores being effected upon mandrels whichlater receive and vwind the paper, and the winding of the cores upon onemandrel being simultaneous with the winding-of the paper on anothermandrel. A further object is to provide means for automatically aifixinglabels to the finished rolls of toilet paper before the latter areremoved from the mandrels, the said labeling operation being effectedsimultaneously with the making of another series of thel cores, and thewindin of another series novel and simple -means for automaticall andsuccessively stripping the labelled rolls of paper from the mandrels. Afurther object is to provide novel, simple and automatic means forapplying adhesives to both the core blanks and the labels. And Yafurther object is to provide a novel automatic means for timing thesuccessive operations and for indexing and holding the inandrels duringthe operative periods.

I attain these objects by the means set forth in the detaileddescription which follows andas illustrated by the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a front end elevation of one form oftoilet paper Winder, to which m improvements are applied, the full anddot? ted lines indicating idle and voperated positions, and certainparts being omitted for clearness. Fig. 2 is a front side elevation ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectomatically tion, taken on line3-3 of Fig. 2; showingl 4 4 of Fig. 2; showl operate the strippingmechanism. Fig. 6

is a1 1 enlarged view of one of the mandrel driving-heads; showing themeans for auconnecting and disconnecting the mandrels.- Fig. 6a is avertical section, taken on line a/ a of Fig. 6. Fig. 7 is an enlargeddetail viewof the indexing lever relation to the reel, taken on the line7 1n Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a' top-plan view, taken in the vdirection of thearrows of line 8-8 in Fig. 2. Fig. 9 is a vertical section, taken online-9 9 of Fig. 8. l() is asimilar section, taken on line 10-10 of Fig.8. Fig. 11 is a vertical longitudinal section, taken on line 111l ofFig. 8. Fig. 12 is an enlarged top-plan view of one of the clutchoperating levers. And Fig. 13 is respectively a side and anedge view ofone of thef clutch members. of the rolls. A further o ject is to provideIn the drawings, the main frame comprises chiefly the upright ends 2 and2, which support all of the working and other parts. 3 represents therelatively broad web of paper, which is drawn through the machine by agrooved rollero4 and similar press-rolls 4 and 4a. The roll 4 is mountedon the main driving shaft 4b, which is fitted with a gear 4c whichmeshes with gears 4d and 4E, which respectively drive the usualperforator 5, and a pair of slitter shafts 5 which are equipped lwith aplurality of rotary slitting knives, as 5a and 5b, which slit the web 3into a number of narrow strips comprising the toilet paper -Theforegoing are all parts of an old and well-known device. My inventionconsists of the following parts 6 representsv a shaft whose reduced endsare journalled in brackets 6 mounted on the front sideof the frame. Uponone` end of shaft 6 is rigidly mounted a head having .posite end ofshaft 6 is mounted a sleeve 6, to which three corresponding arms 6", 6cand 6d are pivoted, so that they may be swung outwardly for releasin thecorresponding ends of the ma-ndre s while the rolls of paper w are beingstripped from the mandrels (see dotted lines in Fig. 2). These swingingarms are provided with suitable bearings for the ends ofthe mandrels,and said arms are provided with handles 6-, by`v which the reel isrotated by the/ operator at the completion of each winding operation.The mandrel 7 (see Figs.1, 2, 3 and 6) is shown in the position forwinding the paper, and when so positioned is rotated by a .driving-head8, which is mounted on the inner yend of a shaft 8, upon the outer endof which is mounted a pulley 8, thelatter being driven byl a pulley 4f,mounted on shaft 4b, by means of a belt 8b. The drivinghead 8 isprovided with a number of ecoentrically disposed pins 8, which arespaced to receive lflattened tongues 7b of the7 mandrels, and whicheffect the rotation 'of the mandrels while permitting the latter'to bemoved into and out of the driving positions automaticallyv whenever thereel is rotated, as described. Similar heads 8 are provided forsimultaneously driving the mandrels 7 and 7a (see Fig. 6a), while saidmandrels are in the positions shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. 9 represents abell-crank lever, whichis pivoted to the end 2 of the frame, one arm 9serving as a handle, while the other arm I 9a overlaps the pivoted armsof the reel, and

is provided with an inverted V-notch 9", which engages pins 9c carriedby said arms, for indexing and holding the mandrels 7 in their operativepositions, as described.l The lever 9 is resihently held in the operatedposition by a spring 9d, which permits the lever 9 to yield, as shown bythe dotted lines in Fig. 7, whenever the reel is forcibly rotated forfreeing one of the pins 9, as well as' *for allowing the nextpin 9c tosnap into the notch 9b [for indexingthe corresponding man` drel for asubsequent winding of the paper w. The toilet paper a' is usually woundupon hollow cores 10, consisting of strips ofcardboard 10', which areusuall wound several turns and pasted or otherwlse fastened, and thentelescopically applied to the mandrelsv which they preferably fit snuglAt the start of the winding, the free ends of the paper m are laid uponthe cores 10 (see dotted broken lines in Fig. 2) beforethe machine isstarted. The operator then gras'ps extends parallel to the mandrel 7 andswings the holder forwardly and downwardl (see dotted lines b in Figs.k1 and 3). The older .11 is equipped with a number of brushes 11,

which when idle are submerged in abath of water 11b, and whenl thebrushes are brought into contact with the light paper the latter becomeswet and adheres to the paste-board cores 10. This adhesion is sufiicientto hold the paper a: until thewinding is well under way, after whichthere can be no slipping or yielding of the paper. When the rolls arecompleted, Ythe machineI is stopped and the brushes 11a are againbrought into contact with the paper m (see dotted lines c in Figs. 1 and3), which softens the latter sufficiently to cause it to break along-themoistened line at theV rstslight turnlng of the reel, and at the sametime causes an adhesion'of the ends of the paper, zvhih lasts until thelabels are finally af- In the present case,`the cores 10 are wound onthe mandrels as they successively reach the position held by the mandrel7", while the labels are afiixed to the toilet paper rollsl 1, 2 and 3).The mechanisms employed for winding the cores and the labels, and forpasting these parts, as well as for stripping the labelled rollsfromfthe mandrels, are operated intermittently, at the same or atdifferent times, by a constantly driven shaft 12, which is journalled.in `brackets 13 and 14. Shaft 12 supports a spur-'gear 12,.which isrigid on said shaft by a key 12, and said gear is driven by a smallergear 12b mounted on a shaft 12, upon which is a pulley 12d, the latterAbeing driven by a belt 12e. The opposite sides of the gear 12 areprovided with a plurality of clutch sockets 12, whichare engaged atsuitably timed intervals by similar clutch members 15 and 15', thelatter being positioned adjacent and parallel to shaft 12, and a similaralining but independent shaft 12". Between the gear 12 and the bracket13 are located and concentrieally mounted on the shaft 12 the followingparts: 'A sleeve 15a, which has a longitudinal slot 15b, in which isslidably disposed the clutch member 15, the said sleeve having acircumferential groove 15c in vwhich a tooth 15d of said member isdisposed. l Adjoining the sleeve 15 is a cam16, having two throwpoints16 and 16a which successively lift a horizontal lever 16" by Contactwith a roller 16c carried by said lever. The cam 16 moves with thesleeve 15. `Next to the cam 16 is another cam 17, having but onethrow-point 17 which lifts a similar lever 17 by .means of a roller 17".Next to the cam 17 are two mutilated spur-gears 19 and 20, Both of saidcams and the gears 19 and 20 operate mon shaft 17e, which is supportedby the brackets 13 and 14. The clutch members 15l and 15' are normallyunder the tension of springs 15, which tend to force said members in toengagement with the gear12. vThe clutch members are held in the releasedposition shown in Flg. 11, which corresponds to the full line positionof the related parts in all of the views, by levers 21 and 21', each ofwhich has a chisel-like free end which engagesthe teeth 15d and forceswedge-like, the clutch members away from, the gear 12 when the saidmembers are rotated by said gear towards a certain point; The leverv 21is rigidly mounted on a shaft 21a, one end of which lis journalled inbracket 13, while its opposite end is supported by the bracket 14. Theshaft 21a is rocked in the direction for lowering and releasing the freeend of the lever 21 from clutch member 15 by another lever 21", alsorigid on shaft 21, and whose free end is .positioned in a recess 13a inthe bracket 13, where it contacts with a three.- point or star-gear 6Xcarried by the reel shaft 6, the several points of the star-gearcorresponding as to position with the arms 6b, 6 and 6d of the reel. Thearrangement of the star-gear and the lever 21 is such that, at, theinitial rotation of the reel, the levers 21 and 21b are rockeddownwardly for permitting the spring 15e to move the clutch member 15into vengagement with the gear 12', which effects the driving of the,sleeve 15a, the two cams, and the gears 19 and 20, as one part. By thisconstruction and arrangement, every time the reel is shifted a step, asat the completion of the winding of the rolls the clutch 15 operativelyconnects the cams and the gears 19 and 20, with the constantly rotatinggearv 12', for effecting their intermittent operations. 22.represents anelongated trough extending lengthwise through the machine and containingliquid glue, or other quick setting adhesive 22". 23 represents asimilar trough which extends across the lower front of the machine. Thetrough 23 is supported by a rocking inclined frame 23', whose lowerendis pivoted to the corresponding feet 2'EL of the main frame, and uponframe 23' is mounted a plurality of. stacks of labels 23a, there beingone stack for each roll of the toilet paper as best seen in Fig. 2. Thefull lines in Figs. 1 and 3 show the label holder in the releasedposition, the dotted lines showing the operativeposition. Adjacent thetrough 22 is positioned a shaft 22', which supports a number of pastebrushes' 22a, which normally liesubmerged in the adhesive 22", ready tobe swung clockwise bysaid shaft for applying the adhesive to the topends of the labels 23a. Adjacent the trough 23 is also positioned a rod23", to which is attached as many paste brushes 23 as there are stacksof the labels 23a; This i rod is` mounted on levrs 23d, which arepivoted at 2 3e to the frame 23. The rod 23b ismovable upwardly Vandinwardly for applying theadhesive obtained from the trough 23 to thebottom ends of the labels 23a. 24 representsl another frame,whichs'upports a similar number of stacks of flexible cardboard strips10', from'which the cores 1() are made. The table'24 is mounted on aseries of rollers 24' disposed on an incline, as best seen in Figs. 1and 3, so as to facilitate the free gravitation ofthe core blankstowards the right during the winding operations. The cores are woundupon the vempty mandrels 7a, during .the interval in which the paper mand the labels 23a are being wound on the mandrels'? and 7' ,and forthis purpose each mandrel is provided with two or more longitudinalgrooves 7, into which the upper ends of the blanks 10 are forced at theproper time, by'a series of friction rolls 25, which are mounted on acommon shaft 25', the said shaft beingfitted at one end with a ratchetwheel 25, which is rotated by a pawl 25h, the latter being carried andoperated by a lever 25. 26 represents a shaft similar to 22' ,whichsupports a number of paste brushes 26', which normally lie submerged inthe adhesive 22".V The brushes 26 are employed for applying thevadhesive 22x to the free ends of the core blanks 10', just before saidyends are broughtfto a stop beneath a spring 26a (see Fig. 3), whichholds the said ends under compression until the adhesive takes' effect.The dotted lines in Fig. 3 show the position of the free ends of thecore blanks at the instant the adhesive is applied. The pasting andwinding of the labels and the core blanks areaccomplished by thefollowing means.:

When the clutchkv member 15 is released and engages the gear 12', thesleeve 15a, cams 16 and 17, and gears 19 and Y20, all start rotating inthe direction shown by the arrows in Figs. 1, 9 and 10. The throw-point17' of cam 17 from the startbegins to liftthe lever 17a, from whichdepends a link 27, one of whose edges comprises a rack, which operates apinion 27 which in turn is rigid on and roe (see dotted lines in Fig.for applying the adhesive 22X to the tops of the labels 23a.`

Link 27 connects with one arm of a bellcrank 28, whose other armconnects bymeans of a link 28 and a spring-28L to one of the levers 23d,which `effects the rocking of the brushes 23c for applying the adhesiveto the lower ends of the labels 23a. The horizontal arm of the crank 28also connects through a link 28b to the lever-25, which rotates thefriction rolls 25 and moves the core blanks 10 towards the mandrel 7u.During the short interval required to operate the last named parts, thegear 20 has also been rotating in unison withthe cams and other parts,but owing to the omission of a number of its teeth, as at vsaid gearisdelayed in meshingfwith a gear 29, which is mounted on a shaft 29. Theshaft 29 carries one of the driving heads, that connects with androtates the mandrel 7 which contains the fully' wound pa r :v and isabout to receive the labels 23". lo that by the time the adhesive isapplied to the opposite ends of the labels,

the gears 2,0 and 29 become' fully meshed .and the winding of the labelsstarts. But just an instant before the ar 29 starts, the labelsupporting frame 23 1s rocked from the full line to the dotted lineposition (see Figs. 1

and 3) for bringing the pasted or gummedupper ends ofthe labels againstthe rollsv This is accomplished by a link 16d which depends from lever16h and resiliently connects with a 'lever 23 by a spring 16. The lever16"' in this mstance is raised by the throw-y point 16 of cam 16, whichis timed to lift said lever at the vend of the pasting opera-l tions,and an instant before the gears 20 and 29 become meshed, as described.During the short. interval required to Awind the labels 23, thethrow-point 16xl of`cam 16 is'moving drives a`y pinion 30, the latterbeing opera-l tively connected with one of the drivingheads 8 andoperates the mandrel 7B; In order to allow thefriction rolls 25 time tofeed the paste-board blanks 10 into the slots of the mandrels, a few ofthe teeth of said gear adjacent the gear 30 are omitted. When' the gears19 and 30 finally become meshed, the gear 19, owing to its reaterdiameter,

vrotates gear 30 severaltimes during the winding of the cores 10. Whenthe lcores are nearly wound, the second lifting of the lever 16b by thethrow-point 16a operates a link 26", a spring 26, and a lever 26d, whichis mounted on the shaft 26. This rocks4 the shaft 26 in the directionfor applying the adf hesive 22x to the lower ends of the core blanks 10,as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3. All of the last described operationsare preferably accomplished while shaft 12 and gear 12 are making onerevolution, at the end of which the clutch member 15 is forced outwardlyagainst the tension of spring 15", by the chisel-end of lever 21, whichengages the tooth 15d. The Vlever 21l after being rocked by thestar-gear 6x is returned to the operative `position immediately afterthe clutch member has been released, by a spring 21", and is thereforeready to release the clutch 15 from gear 12 upon the completion of theseveral functions, as described.'v

`A moment or two before the completion of the winding of the labels 23,certain parts are made ready for stripping the inlshed and labelledrolls :v from the mandrel 7. This is accomplished in the followingmanner:

Sleeve 15 is provided with a pin 31,- which rotates in the ath of alever 31, but-does not engage said lever until sleeve 15'aL has movedabout three-quarters of a turn. Then the vpin 31 engages an invertedV-tooth 31 allows spring 15e to force said memberinto engagement withthe opposite side of gear 12,"which effects the rotation of asimilarsleevel 15", Awhich supports the member 15.V

Levers 21 and 31 are returned to and resilientlyheld in operativeposition by a y 33, mounted on the outer end of a shaft 33 whichissupported by the brackets 13 an 14. On the opposite end of shaft 33 ismountedfa bevel gear 33, which drives a similar gear 33h, the latterbeing mounted on a shaft 33c which supports a sprocket wheel 34. Thestripping :of the yrolls is effected by means of forks 34', which are'carried by a chain 34, the said chain being supportedv at the opposite'end of the machine by a similar sprocket 34". The chain 34EL is drivenin the direction of the arrows in Flg. 2. Following each of the forks 34is a part 34c which engages and travels along the underside of themandrel 7 for supporting said mandrel while its left end is freed fromits bearings, for allowing the rolls m to be-stripped olf. Thearrangement of the parts 34 is such that, when the strippingiscompleted, one of said parts is left between the pivoted bearing 6c ofthe reel and the first or adjacent roll of the paper (see Fig. 2), andit remains in that position until the start ofthe next stri pingoperation. At the first movement of t e chain 34, the part 34cengages-and forces the pivoted arm 6c which supports the mandrel 7outwardly, so as to provide clearance for the ejected rolls m, as shownb The provision o the reel, which carries the three mandrels, the latteradapted to be dotted lines in Fig. 2. l

. the novel driving means provided for each .-'mandrel ,"and the noveland accurate timing v'stockinto finished rolls ready for packing tionwith Adie `pa`rts, cfa! reel I Ytatable yin-v the direction of thetravel of the mechanismsl for effecting theoperations of the-severalparts automatically at the right times,`enables me to convert the toiletpa er and shipping at comparatively small expense, and besides, I amable to eatly in- `creaseandffacilitate the production, therebyeffecting a great economy in the'production, as well as reilui'ringfewer machines and fewerfjoperators or carrying /out 'the work. I-Iav'inthus described my invention, what 1. IIn .a toilet. paper winder,thecombinaisposed 'inl the path and ropaper, a plurality of vmandrelsjournalled in said reel adapted to be successively moved towardstheposition yforwinding the slitted paper by the rotation of said reel,means for indexing saidmandrels, means for driving themandrels forwinding thestrips of paper, means for winding hollow cores upon sa1dmandrels before they are moved to the paper winding'position, and meanscarried by said i reel for, eiecting thev starting of the core windingmechanism.

2. In a toilet paper winder, the combination with vthe paper feeding andlslitting mechanism, of a reel, a pluralit of mandrels supported by saidreel adapte for winding the slitted paper as each mandrel issuccessively brought to a certain position, means for indexing andholding the mandrels in said position during the winding operations,

Y means for driving all of said mandrels simultaneously, means foraiixing labels to the rolls of paper carried by one mandrel while thepaper is being wound upon another mandrel, means carried by said reelfor effecting the starting of the label winding mechanism, and 4 meansfor stripping the rollsfrom the mandrels at the end of the labelaiiixing operations.

3. In a machine'for winding toilet paper, the combination with the paperfeeding and slitting parts,of a reel, a plurality of mandrels upon whichthe aper is successively I wound supported by sa1d reel, driving headsjoiirnalled in the frameof the machine for rotating said mandrels.simultaneously, means for winding hollow cores on one mandrel whiletoilet paper is being wound on another mandrel, means for winding labels'on the finished rolls carried by one mandrel while the paper and coresare being wound at diierent points on said reel, means for applyingadhesives to the cores and the 'paper' feeding and slitting labels,`means forfeeding the core blanks and the labels towards the windingpositions,

and means for-stripping the rolls of labelledv afiixing labels to thetoilet paper rolls after theirma'ndrels have been moved away from the`winding position, means for applying adhesives to th labels and coreblanks, and

means carried by the reel for'eflecting the starting of the parts whichwind, the labels and the'cores and apply theadhesives.

5. In a toilet paper winder, the combination with the paper feeding andslitting parts, of a reel disposed in the path of the slitted paper, aplurality `of mandrels rotatably supported by the reel, said reel beingoperable step-by-step for successively bringing the mandrels intoposition wherein they may be simultaneously rotated, driving heads foroperating the mandrels independently, means for indexing and holding themandrels in axial alinement with the driving-heads, means for o eratingthe mandrels in sequence for winding the slitted paper, means foraiixing labels to the rolls of paper carried by one mandrel while theslitted paper is being wound upon the next mandrel, means for windinghollow cores upon the third mandrel before it is advancedto the paperwinding position, and means carried v by the reel for effecting thestarting of the label and core winding mechanisms.

6. In a machine for winding toilet paper, the combination with the paperfeeding and slitting parts and means for driving the saine, of aplurality of mandrels upon which toilet paper is wound successively,drivingheads adapted to be successively engaged by f `rolls, means forrotating said rolls for winding the labels around them, means for movingthe label frame towards the rolls for pressing the free ends of thelabels against the rolls, and means `for stripping the labelled rollsfrom their mandrels.

7. In a toilet paper Winder, the combination with the paper feeding andslitting parts, of a reel disposed across the path andArotatable--step-by-step in the direction of the travel of the slittedpaper, mandrels journalled equidistantly arnund the reel, f `means forindexing the' mandrels as they are paper winding operation.

8.*In a toilet paper winder, the combination with the p'aper feeding andslitting parts, of. a plurality of mandrels, a reel for supporting themandrels adapted for successively moving the mandrels towards theposition orwindng the slitted paper, a driving-headvor'successivelyrotating each man- 'drel, means for indexing and holding the mandrels inoperative engagement with the;y `driving-heads, a gravitative framesupporting a supply of core blanks, a mechanism for `feeding said blankstowards a mandrel,

means for winding the core blanks on said mandrel while the slittedpaper is being wound on the preceding' mandrel, a mechanism for applyingan adhesive to 'the core blanks, a constantly rotating gear, a cam foroperating said mechanism, a clutch for operativelyconnecting said gearwith said cam,

. rotation of said reel, means for driving al1 and means carried by saidreel for releasing said clutch for starting said cam and the corewinding parts. 4o'

9. In a toilet paper Winder, the combination with the paper feeding andslitting parts, of a reel disposed across the path of the slitted paper,a plurality voi' mandrels journalled in said reel adapted to besuccessively moved towards the position for winding said paper, meansfor winding hollow'cores upon said mandrelsbefore they are moved to thepaper winding position, means for applying an adhesive to the coreblanks, a cam for eiecting the operation ofv said adhesive applyingmeans, a clutch for controlling said cam, and means set in motion by therotation of saidreel for operating said clutch.

' 10. In a toilet paper Winder, the combination with the paper feedingand slitting parts, and a reel rotatable in the path of the slittedpaper, of a plurality of mandrels supported by said reel adapted forwinding the slitted papier as each mandrel is successively broug t to acertain position by the of said mandrels simultaneously, meansl foraixing labels to the rolls of toilet paperk after they are moved vawayfrom the winde mandrels whileth'e latter are heldv of a plurality ofmandrels adapted-to parts, and a -the latter from the reel.

sive tothe opposite ends of the-labels, a-cam against the rolls ofpaper, aclutch controlling the Voperation of said cins,ja`ndmeans foroperatmg said clutch. f

I1.' v In a toilet pa er winder, tion with thepaper ieeding and slittinparts,

successively moved into theV paper winding ingposition, a cam for-,applying' airadhethe omaha-'j position, a reel for supporting andshifting. v

said mandrels, independent means'for driv- 1ng all of saidmandrelssimultaneously, a mechanism vfor winding cores on said mandrelsin advance of the windingof the paper,

a mechanism for winding labels on the rolls of paper 'while other `cores-and rolls j are bein wound, and means 'for effecting the startlngofboth of said mechanisms by each step-b -step movement of said reel.

12. n atoilet' paper Winder, the combination with the paper winding andslitting lurality ofl mandrels rotatably disposed in the path of theslitted paper, of a trough containingan aqueous liquid disposed adjacentthe mandrels when the latter are in the paper winding position, aplurality of brushes normally submerged in the liquid, a brush-holderpivotally disposed parallel to said mandrels and ,adapted tobe swung inthe direction for'bringing thewet brushes in contact with the f ends ofthe slitted paper for effecting, the temporary adhesion of the paper tothe cores, and means for rotating the mandrels for windingthe paper. Y

13. The combination with the paper feeding and slitting parts and a reeldisposed in the path ofthe paper, ofa plurality of mandrels journalledin said reel and adaptedto be successively moved towards the positionfor winding the slitted paper, means for winding hollow cores upon themandrels before they are moved to'the paper winding position, manuallyoperable means for effect- .ing the'adhesionof the ends of the slitted`paper to -th'e `cores prior to the starting of the machine, theoperation of said means adapted to be repeated lat the end of the paperwinding operations for effecting the breaking of the slitted strips ofpaper and iis for effecting the adhesion of the broken ends of saidstrips to the bodies of the rolls,

means for applying labels to the rolls of` paper, and means forstripping the labelled rolls from the mandrels without the reel adaptedto be successively' moved into the'paper windingposition, independentmeans for driving all of said mandrels,

a mechanism for winding @Cres 0n the manremoving the path of the* toconnect the stripping mechanism with said gear, effecting the startingof all of said mechanisms, and means for automatically releasing saidclutches for stopping said mechanisms.

In testimony whereof I aix my si nature. 15

means carried by said reel for 10

